E-mail: [email protected]Tuesday 17 January 2012 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481 False fail for local matriculant HANRIE BOSCH THURSDAY 5 January was a joyous day for numerous matrics who celebrated the end of their school careers as their names were published in newspapers. But at least one Cape Town matric was left distraught for more than a week, thinking she had failed, after a blunder at the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). WCED “lost” La-eeqah Stoutz’s second maths paper and omitted her name from the paper. “In our family we have a tradition: when you pass matric and your name is in the paper we keep it. Now La-eeqah has lost out on this,” said her mother, Abeda Abrahams, from the family home in Kewtown, Athlone, “It was very traumatic for her, as all her friends and family came to sympathise. Eve- ry second we had to console her. There are just so many ‘what ifs’. “What if we had not consoled her and she decided to do something stupid? What then?” But luckily for Stoutz her mother double checked on the internet and found an “incom- plete” next to her name. She discovered that Stoutz had not written her second maths paper, according to the WCED. “I took her to school every day to write exams and we both knew that this could not be true.” Abrahams was then told to phone back three weeks later to get an up- date. Stoutz’s teacher at Rylands High School in Athlone sent her the results on Thursday 12 January and she could finally re- lax. But many questions remain unanswered for the family, and they feel that their daugh- ter has been robbed of the joy of seeing her name in the paper and having everyone know that she passed, and wonder how many other pupils are in the same boat. People’s Post contacted the WCED and was told that: “According to our records, the can- didate has a full result. She can collect her results from the department if she does not already have them. “Meanwhile, the department is investigat- ing the claims.” They were also unable to comment on how often these “errors” crept in and a name was omitted from the paper. PASS OR FAIL?: La-eeqah Stoutz can now final- ly brag about her results. Photo: Supplied BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL: As minstrel fever sweeps through Athlone, locals came to show off their talent. Pictured at Athlone Stadium is the juvenile choir of Die Burger Happy Boys. FEELING FESTIVE: Dancers from the Azme Dance Academy in Manenberg represented Die Burger Happy Boys at the carnival. Photos: Azme Hendricks Mehanos Pizza Mehanos Pizza Athlone 021 633 4664 STRICTLY HALAAL Big in taste BIGGER IN SIZE!
THURSDAY 5 January was a joyous dayfor numerous matrics who celebrated theend of their school careers as their nameswere published in newspapers.
But at least one Cape Town matric was leftdistraught for more than a week, thinkingshe had failed, after a blunder at the WesternCape Education Department (WCED).
WCED “lost” La-eeqah Stoutz’s secondmaths paper and omitted her name from thepaper.
“In our family we have a tradition: whenyoupassmatric andyourname is in thepaper
we keep it.Now La-eeqah has lost out on this,” said her
mother, Abeda Abrahams, from the familyhome in Kewtown, Athlone,
“It was very traumatic for her, as all herfriends and family came to sympathise. Eve-ry second we had to console her. There arejust so many ‘what ifs’.
“What if we had not consoled her and shedecided to do something stupid? What then?”
But luckily for Stoutz her mother doublechecked on the internet and found an “incom-plete” next to her name.
She discovered that Stoutz had not writtenher second maths paper, according to theWCED.
“I took her to school every day towrite exams and we both knew thatthis could not be true.”
Abrahams was then told to phoneback three weeks later to get an up-date.
Stoutz’s teacher at Rylands High
School in Athlone sent her the results onThursday 12 January and she could finally re-lax.
But many questions remain unansweredfor the family, and they feel that their daugh-ter has been robbed of the joy of seeing hername in the paper and having everyone knowthat she passed, and wonder how many otherpupils are in the same boat.
People’s Post contacted the WCED and wastold that: “According to our records, the can-didate has a full result. She can collect herresults from the department if she does notalready have them.
“Meanwhile, the department is investigat-ing the claims.”
They were also unable to comment on howoften these “errors” crept in and a name wasomitted from the paper.
PASS OR FAIL?: Laeeqah Stoutz can now finally brag about her results. Photo: Supplied
BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL: As minstrel fever sweeps through Athlone, locals came to showoff their talent. Pictured at Athlone Stadium is the juvenile choir of Die Burger Happy Boys.
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Swimmers urged to take careWITH the recent warm weather,thousands of residents and visitorshave flocked to beaches and swim-ming pools, and the City has urgedall bathers to exercise caution.
Councillor Tandeka Gqada, May-oral Committee Member for Com-munity Services, says: “Our life-guards are patrolling the beachesand public pools in full force and allbathers must please adhere to theirinstructions for their own safety.“Residents are reminded that alco-hol is not permitted on beaches or atpublic swimming pools. This rulewill be strictly enforced because theconsumption of alcohol on beachesoften leads to drowning incidents,”Gqada says. “Beach and swimmingpool users must please take respon-sibility for their safety by familiaris-ing themselveswith the safety guide-lines and rules below before usingany of the beaches or public swim-ming pools.”
She reminded people of the follow-ing beach safety guidelines:
. Read and obey the beach regula-tions and follow instructions or ad-vice from lifeguards.
. Do not enter the sea if you can-not swim.
. Only swim in areas supervisedby a lifeguard – usually a zone be-tween two red and yellow flags.
. Never swim alone.
. Swim parallel to the shore if youwish to swim a long distance.
. Supervise children closely, evenwhen lifeguards are present. A per-sonal floatation device is recom-mended for children.
. If caught in a rip current, swimsideways until free and do not swimagainst the pull of the current.
. Don’t dive into unfamiliar wa-ters – what may seem deep could bevery shallow.
. If you are in trouble in the sea,
shout or wave to signify that youneed help.
Lifeguards are always on duty atall of the City’s 36 public swimmingpools.
Bathers must adhere to their in-structions at all times and approachthem with any safety queries thatthey may have, she said. “I wouldlike to thank all lifeguards and safetypersonnel for their dedication overthe Christmas and New Year peri-od”, she added.
SCORCHING: As temperatures soared to 38 degrees yesterday, Capetoniansflocked to the Sea Point swimming pool to cool off. Photo: Danielle Karallis
PSA member makes a difference in educationAS PART of its back-to-schoolcampaign, Proudly South Afri-can has lauded three membercompanies making a positive dif-ference in education, the lives ofchildren and in job creation.
This week, People’s Post spoke toChanine Nel, owner of Rock Series,which specialises in supplyingschools with mathematics andreading program software fromGrades 0 to 10. Rock Series wasfounded in 2004 by Chanine, whowas inspired tomakeadifference inthe lives of the youth.
What products do you supplyto schools?
We create mathematics and read-ing programs for the children inSouth Africa. All lessons are ex-plained step by step in full colour
with audio, allowing the children towork in a stress-free environmentand even in the comfort of theirhome. The product range compris-es of mathematics, reading and anelectronic dictionary (with Zuluwords included) and several educa-tional games to stimulate growthand development.
We also have self-marking testswhich can assist parents withrecord keeping. We don’t know ofany other program in the world thathas all these three products pack-aged as one unit.
What is great about your pro-gram and business?
The Rock Series program enablesus to assist previously disadvan-taged schools and orphanages withtheir schooling academic needs andthis gives them the confidence to
grow into self assured children andpeople.
What are some of the high-lights of your business?
We had the honour of helpingNOAH (an Aids orphanage) along-side ABB, an international compa-ny.
Why did you join the ProudlySouth African campaign?
As a small business it is very im-portant to have the Proudly SouthAfrican brand behind us.
People in South Africa want toknow where products are made andwant to support locally made highquality products. South Africanparents want to know that South Af-rican developers understand thechallenges facing our children ineducation.
What are your goals for 2012?We would like to employ 10-20
more agents. If they each sell 10units they could earn R10 000-plusper month. In this way we can make
a positive impact on job creation inSA. Rock Series is also a part of the“93 000 jobs for Mandela Day’’ cam-paign and would like to create em-ployment through education.
HELPINGHAND: Some ofthe Rock Series’ EasternCape salesagents, promoting theRock Series educational software at grassroots. From leftare HlengiweMbatha, Memory Sibanda,Khanya Ngemaand GeraldMoyo.
THE Proudly South African “BuyLocal” campaign has welcomednews that over 100 000 new jobswere created in December.
Reacting to the results of the Ad-corp Employment Index releasedrecently, Proudly SA CEO LeslieSedibe said: “We welcome the an-nouncement, given South Africa’scurrent unemployment figures andthe world economic climate. Let’sdo all we can as a nation to encour-
age this trend in 2012.”According to the index, 103 327
new jobs were created in December2011 – the fastest rate of growth innine months.
It’s also the first time since 2009that no sectors reported a decline inemployment. The index also showsthat all employment categories re-
ported growth in December, withthe fastest being temporary work(15 percent) and permanent jobs(six percent).
“Our campaign encourages con-sumers to buy local products anduse local services to help createjobs.
“In 2012, we continue to call on
South Africans to support localproducts. Let’s stand up as a nationand rekindle the passion behind lo-cal being ‘lekker’.
“Last year, Proudly South Afri-can also made a call to the industryto create 93 000 jobs as part of the‘93 000 Jobs for Mandela Day’ cam-paign.
Jobs boost given a thumbs-up “Today’s news is a fitting tributeto the legacy of Madiba,” said Sed-ibe.
Although the number of jobs inSouth Africa is still 850 000 belowthe peak reached before the 2009 re-cession, Proudly South African re-mains hopeful that an increasingnumber of people and businesseswill buy home grown products andservices, to boost job creation andpromote national pride.
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According to ER24 spokesperson AndreVisser, the child was in severe pain whenparamedics arrived at the scene, but an off-duty doctor had assisted her.
Paramedics treated the girl for puncturewounds to her left calf before taking her tothe MediClinic in Gardens for further treat-ment.
The City of Cape Town said the dog hadbeen impounded and the owner had been giv-en a fine of R1 500 for being in contraventionof the beach laws.
City law enforcement officers also assistedthe child’s aunt in laying a formal chargeagainst the owner of the dog. Notices at en-trances to Clifton clearly state that no dogsare allowed on the beach from 09:00 to 18:00from 1 November to 30 April. People whowould like to walk their dogs are permittedto do so with the dog on a leash from 09:00to 18:00 from 1 November to 30 April and atany time from 1 May to 31 October.
RECOVERING: Little MeekaRiley Lackey lies in the Gardens MediClinic waiting to undergoplastic surgery on her leg. With her is her aunt, Liska October, her mother, Chanelle Lackey,and her father, Keegan Peters. Photo: Michael Hammond
Local doctor nabbed for fraudA RYLANDS doctor has been arrested ona charge of fraud after practising with a re-voked licence.
The 46-year-old practitioner will appearin the Athlone Magistrate’s Court today(Tuesday).
He was arrested last week after a manvisited the doctor’s room for backache,caused by an injury at a gym.
Constable Zita Norman, the spokesper-son for Athlone police, explains that thedoctor issued a medical certificate to the
patient.However, when the man presented the
slip of paper to his employer, the authentic-ity of the document was questioned as itlooked “suspicious”.
He made enquiries and later discoveredthat the doctor’s license had been with-drawn in 2010.
People’s Post was unable to confirm thereason for the withdrawal at our time of go-ing to print.
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Be a sportagainst crimeManenberg Helping Hands, a community or-ganisation, will host a “Sports AgainstCrime” day on the Saturday 11 February inconjunction with Manenberg police, Manen-berg Community Policing Forum and CapeFlats Soccer Development.
The sports day will feature five-a-side bas-ketball, cricket, netball and soccer, and willtake place at the Heideveld Sports Groundfrom 08:00 to 18:00.
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R52 000 stolen goods recovered, man arrestedSTOLEN goods worth a massive R52 000were recovered from various homes in theManenberg policing precinct recently, re-sulting in the arrest of a 21-year-old manfrom Surrey Estate.
This comes after the home of a DanubeStreet family was broken into on New Year’sDay while the family was on holiday.
Lieutenant Ian Bennett, spokesperson forManenbergpolice, says the familydiscoveredthat various household appliances, includinga plasma TV, had been stolen and they alertedthe police.
“Once the investigating official receivedthe case docket, he visited several known out-lets in the policing precinct and intervieweda number of people. Due to this police consta-ble’s persistence, the perpetrators were not
able to move the items,” he said.“His diligence led him to a house where the
plasma TV, which was sold for R800, was dis-covered. The buyer of the stolen items was al-so taken in for questioning and later re-leased.”
After following up more leads, a 21-year-oldwas arrested for housebreaking and theft. Heappeared in the Athlone Magistrate’s Courtrecently and investigations continue.
The suspect was also linked to a house-breaking case in Manenberg.
. Twogunswere confiscated inManenbergduring search operations last Saturday.
At about 10:00, a Toyota bakkie was stoppedand searched at a vehicle checkpoint.
Bennett says the two occupants, aged 22and 27, claimed they were delivering bread,but officers found a .22 mm pistol with a filed-
off serial number concealed in a moonbag inthe cubbyhole.
Both driver and passenger were arrested.. A Manenberg police detective recovered
stolen property before a case had beenopened.
On Tuesday, Detective Constable Daryl vanNoi was following up a separate case, whena local told him about a known suspect tryingto sell what seemed to be stolen property.
At the same time he received a complaintabout a house robbery in Aries Road, SurreyEstate, and immediately followed up.
According to the complainant, the familywere asleep that morning when they werewoken by a noise in the main bedroom atabout 04:45. Says Bennett: “They found anarmed man in a bedroom. The intrudercocked the firearm and threatened to shoot
the husband, and demanded cellphones andwhatever else was in the house.”
He instructed the couple to face the walland not look at him. He then switched on thelight and the husband caught a glimpse of therobber, who then escaped through a window,taking a computer tower.
When Van Noi heard the story, he wentstraight to the home of the suspect.
“He confronted the suspect and found thecomputer tower on the bed, wrapped in linen.A cellphone was also retrieved. The officerssearched the suspect’s room and found a toypistol that was used in the crime,” Bennettsays. The 21-year-old was arrested.
Anyone with information regarding sus-pected stolen property can report it to Manen-berg police on (021) 699 9400 or Crime Stop on08600 10111.
District Six reunionALL residents from Virginia Street in Dis-trict Six and surrounding areas as well asformer Zonnebloem students from 1950 to1957 are invited to join in an afternoon ofreminiscing at the YMO St Lukes Clubhousein Upper Cambridge Street on Saturday 4February at 13:00.
Contact Derek Kloppers on (021) 761 7133or 073 521 0431 for more information.
New singerssought by choirTHE Philharmonia Choir of Cape Town, anoratorio choir, is seeking new singers in allvoice parts, especially male voices.
Auditions for prospective new memberswill be held on Saturdays 21 January and 28January.
Contact Di van der Westhuizen on(021) 788 5159 or email [email protected] to make an appointment.
The choir’s programme for the comingmonths includes the traditional Easter per-formances of Handel’s great oratorio Messi-ah and a performance of Haydn’s Creation,which will be sung in the original German.Further exciting concerts are being plannedfor the remainder of the year.
Participation will be an unforgettable ex-perience for anyone interested in choralsinging.
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NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THECITY OF CAPE TOWNA meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town will be held on Wednesday 25 January 2012at 10:00 in the Council Chamber, 6th Floor, Podium Block, Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard,Cape Town.
Please note that limited seating is available in the public gallery of the Council Chamber, andtherefore seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Should you wish to attendthe meeting you are requested to contact Ms A Curtis on 021 400 3342 between 09:00 and16:00. All requests for attendance must be received by no laterthan a day before the meeting. You will be required to provideyour surname, initials and contact telephone number. Visitors arekindly requested to be seated by 09:30.
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FLYING HIGH: Soar like an Eagleshowcases the beautiful dancingability of both ablebodied anddisabled dancers. It should beseen by all dance lovers in orderto appreciate what can be donein the face of adversity. Based ontruelife events, Soar like an Eagle tells the story of Mukthar Leewho is struggling to come toterms with his disability. With alittle inspiration, love, friendshipand hard work Mukthar begins tochallenge his limitations. Showsare on Friday 20 January startingat 20:00, Saturday 21 January at14:30 and 18:30. Tickets areR65, Masque Theatre Club Members R55, Matiness are R55 andfor Masque Theatre Club Members R45. In picture, DanielleMathews and Muktar Lee will beperforming in Soar like an Eagleat the Masque Theatre.
And the beat goes onTAURIQ HASSEN
THE 2012 season for theminstrel competitions haskicked off at the Vygiesk-raal and Athlone Stadi-ums, with several teamshoping to get their handson the coveted CarnivalTrophy.
Teams started their queston Monday 2 January with aroad march through DarlingStreet into Adderley Street,up Wale Street and then intohistoric Bo-Kaap.
People’s Post covered thestory of the minstrels’ bat-tling to re-enter Bo-Kaap, af-ter they were refused entrydue to complaints by localresidents about noise, min-strels urinating againstmosques and teams making anoise into the early hours ofthe morning.
This year’s road march drew thousands ofpeople to the CBD, where they lined thestreets to catch a glimpse of favourite teams.The day did not get off to a great start, asteams were meant to start walking at 10:00,but the first team only began making its wayup Wale Street just before 15:00. To thecrowd’s relief, a string of teams followed, en-tertaining the crowds with their bright col-ours, striking dance moves, fluent soundsand their joyous celebrations.
Kevin Momberg, executive director of theCape Town Carnival Minstrel Association,was delighted at the outcome of the TweedeNuwe Jaar celebrations, but emphasisedthat the action was only beginning at the sta-diums.
“We feel that the day was a success, despitea hiccup in the early stages of the event, butthe rest of the day was a complete success,”says Momberg.
Alderman Patricia De Lille, ExecutiveMayor, confirmed that around 40 000 troupemembers and 80 000 spectators particiaptedin the event.
She said the only complaint received bythe City concerned the late start on Monday2 January, but this was due to the late arriv-als of some of the minstrel troupes.
“As this was a pilot project, we have learntvaluable lessons which we will use to bolster,among other things, safety for future min-strel marches,” says De Lille.
Amongst the teams, old and new, were theShoprite Pennsylvannian Crooning Min-strels, Santam District Six Entertainers,Fabulous Woodstock Starlites, Saltravanni-an Crooning Minstrels, Die Burger’s HappyBoys, Ashwin Willemse Orient CommunityEntertainer, Golden Dixies, Hanover D6Minstrels and many more.
Rashiedah Abrahams from Woodstocksupports the minstrels “fully”. Every year,along with her family, she sets up her gazeboon the Parade in Cape Town early in themorning.
“Klopse is in my blood, I have grandsons,sons, cousins and many other family mem-bers walking in various troupes. Every year,I make this a special day to go out and sup-port them,” says Abrahams.
Many of the teams headed to their respec-tive stadiums, where they took part in theirfirst vocal items for the 2012 competition,which will continue until the end of themonth.
Finals at both stadiums takes place on Sat-urday 11 February.
HIGH NOTES: Achmat Ceres from the Spectacular ManenbergSuperstars, performs the junior solo at the Vygieskraal Stadium this past weekend. Photo: Yunus Mohamed
HAPPY TIMES: Nazeem Stout from the Hanover D6 Minstrels in full regalia.Photo: Yunus Mohamed
FAMILY UNIT: The Santam District Six Entertainers in full colour. Photo: Supplied
Sax legend rememberedGARY VAN DYK
THE musical legacy of saxman Winston MankunkuNgozi comes to life on Sun-day 29 January.
Music lovers will ga-thern at West End in Colle-ge Road, Rylands, for Yah-kal’ Inkomo, a tribute to thepioneering saxophonistwho died in 2009.
While Yahkal’ Inkomo(the bellowing bull) refersto the 1968 recording by thesax man, recounting theslaughter of a cow. Theother cattle in the kraallook on and cry for theirkind. The bulls bellow inanguish and despair.
The bellow of anguishfrom Mankunku was inspi-red by his treatment du-ring the apartheid years,when he had to play behinda screen in the City Hall,while a white man billed asWinston Mann mimed the saxophone partson stage, because the white authoritiesfound it unacceptable that black musiciansshould be acknowledged as capable of play-ing such “sophisticated” music.
Metaphorically, they were slaughteringblack jazz musicians. Mankunku fell intodespair. When he eventually recovered hereleased the album which still remains amilestone in the history of South Africanmusic. The song became an anthem for jazz
musicians and jazz lo-vers.
Yakhal’ Inkomo hasbecome one of the big-gest selling jazz albumsof all time in South Afri-ca. It was recorded withthe Early Mabuza Triofeaturing Mabuza, thelegendary drummer,bassist Agrippa Magwa-za, and pianist LionelPillay. The recordinghas become one of theall-time classic SouthAfrican jazz albums, re-released in 1975, 1985and 1989, and since 1996available on CD.
At West End that lega-cy will be celebratedwhen sax men BarneyRachabane, Khaya Mah-lungu and Mark Frans-man illustrate just howfar we have come becau-se of that bellowing bull.
Each sax player willbe playing two songs of their choice and forthe finale all threewill join forces inamegacelebration of Mankunku’s legacy.
Featuring with them will be George Wer-ner on piano, Errol Dyers on guitar, Spen-cer Mbadu on bass, Victor Kula on sax andIvan Bell on drums.
The concert is sponsored by KWV 10-ye-ar-old Brandy. Doors open at 17:00 ticketsare R60 at the door. Further informationfrom 021 637 9132.
SAX FEAST: Sax man MarkFransman, will be in action atthe tribute concert at West End.
Photo: Gary van Dyk
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The course covers Life Skills, Business
Skills and Kitchen Theory.It also offers a one-day workshop for those
already in business. The next course starts inFebruary. For additional information con-tact Grace or Patsy on (021) 691 5924/5 duringoffice hours or Grace on 083 741 7924.
Thursday 19 JanuaryBelthorn: The Athlone University of the
Third Age (U3A) will host a talk entitled Foodsecurity through micro-farming by Rob Smallof Abalimi Bezekhaya.
This free talk will be on Thursday 19 Janu-ary at 10:00 for 10:30 at the Turfhall Sports andCommunity Centre Complex, BelgraviaRoad, Belthorn.
Join U3A for an annual fee of R30.Call Leonard Smith on 079 693 3792.
Former cleaner takes to the chalkboardTAMMY PETERSEN
AS the new arrivals at Mountview Highstreamed into the classroom lastWednesday, butterflies filled the stom-ach of Peter Hendricks.
He waited over 20 years to teach, and theday had finally arrived.
After years of using a broom and deter-gents, the 46-year-old father of two finallypicked up a stick of chalk and started histeaching career.
Hendricks, former head of cleaning atKenwyn Primary, completed his degree inteaching at UWC last year.
The road to realising his dream of mould-ing young minds was anything but easy,but after years of juggling his daytime joband studying after hours, he proved thatanything is possible if you put your mindto it.
“It was a great feeling to greet my firstclass,” a proud Hendricks, who is fromHanover Park, says. “I was no longer on theoutside looking in; I was finally what I al-ways wanted to be.”
Hendricks was retrenched in 2004 afterworking in the clothing industry for mostof his adult life, whereafter he volunteeredat Mountview High – his alma mater – whilehe struggled to find employment.
He always dreamed of teaching, but with-out a qualification, his chances of entering
the field were slim (“From swept floors tothe chalkboard”, People’s Post, 25 October
2011).Despite his age, he enrolled at UWC while
working as a cleaner at a primary school inStrandfontein, afterwhichhewasa caretak-er at a school in Ottery.
Money was tight, but his wife and twoteenaged children encouraged him to pushon towards a tertiary qualification.
Last year, in front of a crowd of spectatorswhich included his own family, Hendricksofficially graduated.
He applied for a post at Mountview Highand was officially accepted in January.
“When I got the job, I was told that thisschool had been waiting for me for a longtime. I immediately knew that I had madethe right decision to come here,” he says.
When People’s Post visited his classroomon Friday, he spoke calmly to the scholars,throwing in a joke or two to lighten themood.
“There is hard work ahead and I expectyou to do your best at all times,” he toldthem. “And don’t forget: we always handleeach other with the utmost respect.”
He has great plans for his lessons, whichhe hopes will be exciting and interesting forthe teenagers he will be educating.
“Besides their schoolwork, I hope I willteach and inspire them to exceed their ownexpectations and fulfil their goals as I did.Life is full of opportunities – you just needto go out there and grab them.”
He turns and starts chatting to the stu-dents – and grabs a broom and absentlysweeps a dusty area.
LISTEN UP: Peter Hendricks during a lesson. He recently started teaching history, naturalsciences, Afrikaans and arts and culture at Mountview High. Photo: Tammy Petersen
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF THE SUBCOUNCILSJANUARY 2012Notice is hereby given that the meeting of the 24 (twenty four) subcouncils for theCity of Cape Town will take place at the time and at the different venues as indicated in theschedule below:
Subcouncil Venue Date Time Manager
1 Council Chambers, Royal Ascot, Milnerton 19 10:00Peter Deacon021 550 1001
2 Kraaifontein Council Chambers 18 10:00Fred Monk021 980 6053
19 Council Chambers Fish Hoek 16 10:00Desiree Mentor021 784 2011
20Council Chambers, Alphen CentreConstantia
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21Oostenberg Council ChambersKuils River
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22 Strand Council Chambers 16 10:00Richard Moi021 900 1508
23 Colorado Community Centre 16 10:00David Cedras021 371 4551
24 Khayelitsha Training Centre 19 10:00Anthony Mathe021 956 8000
In addition to items of relevance to specific subcouncils, the following item will appear onthe agendas for all subcouncils in January:
• Updates to the 2011/12 Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for public comment.
Copies are available for scrutiny at subcouncils, municipal libraries and www.capetown.gov.za.Organisations are requested to submit comment to their subcouncil.The Rules of Order for subcouncils permit any member of the publicto address the subcouncil on these or any other matters by priorarrangement with the relevant subcouncil manager.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER
Power cuts maybe on the cardsESKOM has told the City of Cape Townthere is a possibility that Cape Town couldexperience load-shedding in the next fewweeks.
This is due to Eskom’s inability to meetrising demand for electricity throughoutthe country.
The risk of load-shedding has been exac-erbatedbyon-goingmaintenancework thatEskom has undertaken as it grapples withboosting supply capacity in order to avoidsustained power outages.
As the load-shedding in 2008 revealed, theprocess is a difficult one. However, as re-sponsible citizens, we can all do our bit toavoid the negative impact that load-shed-ding would have on our country by reduc-ing electricity usage.
Eskom urged Capetonians to use electric-ity sparingly in order to avoid power outag-es. It said switching off all unused electricalappliances or using alternative energywould help to conserve electricity.
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Learn more about IslamTHE Discover Islam Centre Institute, anon-profit organisation situated in theMosque Hall on the corner of Tarongaand Lawson Road in Crawford, is givingyou the opportunity to study part-time Is-lamic education courses in various Is-lamic subjects.
A course consists of a one-hour session perweek for 10 weeks.
The courses appeal to a wide audience,from high school, college or university stu-dents to working individuals and stay-at-home mothers.
Registration is R100 and each 10 weekcourse costs R350.
There are also one-year courses which costR330-R380 per term. 50% of this is payable up-on registration.
Short (10 week) courses are also offered..1B: Love and MarriageDawoodSampsonwill behosting the class-
es every Tuesday from 20:00 -21:00 startingfrom 24 January.
The course concentrates on premarital ad-vice, the marital contract, rights and dutiesof the spouses, Nafaqa in the modern house-hold, how divorce is enacted, polygamy in Is-lam and much more.
.2A: Ulum al Quran/Sciences of theQuran
Zakariyah Philander will be hosting theclass Wednesday evenings from 19:00-20:00starting 25 January.
This course seeks to create an understand-ing of the history of the Qur’an and the tech-nical tools utilized to understand the work-ings of the Qur’an.
12 Month courses offered:1A: Essential Knowledge of IslamHosted by Mujaahid White every Tuesday
from 19:00-20:00 from 24 January.This course deals with belief and acts of
worship in Islam..2B: Arabic – The Language of the Qur’anThis course is hosted by Ismail Londt eve-
ry Wednesday at 20:00 till 21:00 from 25 Janu-ary.
The course is geared towards understand-ing the Qur’an as you read it in the Arabiclanguage.
. The institute is also giving people whohave embraced Islamanopportunity to learnmore about the religion through convenientpart-time Islamic education courses.
These courses have helped hundreds ofnew Muslims in their transition phase intoIslam through practical instruction on thevarious aspects of Islam and Islamic wor-ship.
The free course runs for two semesters,with classes once a week on a Saturdaymorning.
It is designed for thosewhowant to acquirea working knowledge of the practical aspectsof Islam. No prior knowledge of Islam is nec-essary.
Courses offered:.Level 1This course covers the essential elements
of Islamic belief; practical instruction on rit-ual cleanliness in Islam and Islamic prayer(Salaah); and a practical rehearsal of all thenecessary invocations and Quranic recita-tion required in prayer.
Male class times: 9:00-11:00.Female class times: 10:00-11:30..Level 2This course covers more advanced matters
relating to prayer in Islam and a basic lookat the fundamentals of fasting, charity, andpilgrimage.
Male class times: 9:00-11:00.Female class times: 10:00-11:00..Quranic reading course:This course is designed for those who are
unable to recite the Qur’an.It covers learning to recognize the Arabic
alphabet, joining of letters to recognizewords, basic rules of pronunciation and reci-tation and more.
Class times: 11:00 -12:00.For more information contact (021) 696-
Become business savvyTHE Haedons Training Academy, inpartnership with Starfair BusinessConsulting, will hold a business in-formation session on Friday 20 Janu-ary at the Athlone Library, from10:00 until 12:00.
The session will focus on the ten-der process and positive changes ingovernment procurement. The ses-
sion will also highlight preferentialprocurement, BBBEE, and businessopportunities with provincial and lo-cal government, and the private sec-tor.
Entrance is R50. For further infor-mation call John Prinsloo on082 958 7865 or (021) 836 8638 or [email protected].
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Page 10 People’s Post Athlone LEADER Tuesday 17 January 2012
Marked for lifeSOUTH AFRICANS were elated to learnabout the improved matric pass rate, nation-ally and provincially, for the class of 2011.
The announcement was celebrated on theday of the big reveal earlier this month. Edu-cation authorities announced that nationallythe number of pupils who had passed theGrade 12 National Senior Certificate exami-nations had increased from 68 to 70 percent.
For the Western Cape the news was evensweeter, with the provincial pass rate in-creasing to 82,9 percent from 76,8 percent in2010. The cherry on top is that SA’s top ma-triculant hails from Rondebosch High School.
But how much does SA really have to cele-brate when considering the basic require-ments for promotion to the world of higherlearning?
Today, a high school student requires onlya 40 percent pass in a home language, 40 per-cent in two other subjects and a lowly 30 per-cent in three subjects to progress to the nextgrade or to matriculate.
To what extent does this meagre criteria fora pass rate ensure that students finish theirschool career with a quality qualification,armed with the confidence they need to flour-ish in the workplace?
This lax standard hardly equips them forsuccess in tertiary studies. In fact, it fails tomould confident professionals, skilled to copewith the demands of modern day industry,and places them at a disadvantage among col-leagues with better academic facilities thanthat typically available at state schools.
The message it conveys is that one no long-er needs to work hard or strive for excellencebecause the bare minimum is good enough topass. The responsibility to address this doesnot lie with teachers or parents, but the sameofficials celebrating victories of a seeminglyflawed system.
Stakes are always high when consideringnational education policy, and the foundationfor any long-term strategy must be in placeif you are to expect great rewards.
Stand by – or beside – your manSTAND by your man
or even behind himsince as you well knowbehind every successful
man...Stand by your manin the name of fair playanti-racism and anti-sex-
ism(will an honourable hand-
shake do?)Stand by your manduly chastised from above(fined 30 pieces of silver)some footballers close
ranksteam-solidarity on a T-
shirtbusiness is as is usualI didn’t mean to hurt
you
it was just a cultural slip-up
“I don’t talk to blacks”it sounds almost like homea tête-à-tête amidst kins-
men(Perchance he missedthe Learning is Forever
programmeback in his native Uru-
guay)While here we put up witha jou ma se... I hearfrom a male taxi driveron the Hanover Park routeand a Mother City hawkeroffers someone her middle
fingerBut wait,maybe I amgetting ahead
After all, it isonly a gameon and off of the field
The hawker and the taxidriver were doing the normon a Cape Flats street; whilea footballer mades the newswith his tribal greeting – afew times over – in Spanish,out in the old empire.
And you can read aboutthe Learning is Forever pro-gramme in the latest AdultEducation and Developmentjournal, number 77 2011(Non-formal Continuing Ed-ucation – The UruguayanExperience).DAVID KAPPBelthorn Estate
Remember there is only one GodMY CHURCH is better than yours!
My religion is better than yours!That is the perception that I do get
when the topic of religion comes up.Even if you go to each and every church
on earth to see which religion suits you,there remains only one God.
Therefore, we as humans should re-
spect each other’s religions and not bescared to go into any church.
We also need to fear God, only then canwe become morally and spiritually betterpeople.
Peace and good luck for the comingnew year.PATRICK ABRAHAMS
Qur’an condemns violenceI WISH to state uneqivocally that I as aMuslim, and the majority of Muslims,condemn the insane violence againstthe Christians in Nigeria by the sectBoko Haram.
The Qur’an, the Islamic Law Book, ex-plicitly condemns such acts against in-nocent people who do no harm to Mus-lims.
I quote just three verses out of scoresin the Qur’an.
Chap 4 verse 135: “O ye who believe!Standout firmly for justice, aswitnessesto Allah, even as against yourselves, oryour parents, or your kin, and whetherit be (against) rich or poor; for Allah canbest protect both.
Follow not the lusts (of your hearts),lest ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice)or decline to do justice, verily Allah iswell-acquainted with all that ye do.”
Chap 5 verse 8:“O ye who believe! Stand out firmly
for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing,and let not the hatred of others to youmake you swerve to wrong and departfrom justice.
Be just: that is next to piety; and fearAllah.
For Allah is well-acquainted with allthat ye do.”
Chap 16 verse 90: “Allah commandsjustice, the doing of good, and liberalitykith and kin, and Allah forbids allshameful deeds, and injustice and rebel-lion:
He instructs you, that ye may receiveadmonition.”
Ignorance is the greatest danger asthat breeds violence.
Education brings about understand-ing and free choice.
There is much to write but because ofspace in your newspaper I have kept thisshort.
Chap 2 verse 256: “Let there be no com-pulsion in religion…..”
Chap 10 verses 99: “...wilt thou thencompel mankind, against their will, tobelieve?”
My family and I express our sincereand profound condolences to people andthe families that have suffered loss oflife and property.
May sanity prevail.Thank you,
A MOOSACrawford
Thank you, SAPS, for job well doneWE wish to express our heartfelt thanks andappreciation for a job well done and for the ex-cellent manner in which Detective Van Noieof Manenberg police station handled our case,which he was not assigned to.
We commend him for going the extra mileand believe that if the entire police force wereas dedicated and passionate about their workwe would be living in a crime-free country.
Also, a special thanks to Joy for her helpand input. We really appreciate it.
Detective Van Noie deserves recognitionand a medal for his outstanding work.
A very special thank you from the bottomof our hearts.
He is truly one in a million.MR AND MRS LODEWYKPrimrose Park
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PSA member makes a difference in educationAS PART of its back-to-schoolcampaign, Proudly South Afri-can has lauded three membercompanies making a positive dif-ference in education, the lives ofchildren and in job creation.
This week, People’s Post spoke toChanine Nel, owner of Rock Series,which specialises in supplyingschools with mathematics andreading program software fromGrades 0 to 10. Rock Series wasfounded in 2004 by Chanine, whowas inspired tomakeadifference inthe lives of the youth.
What products do you supplyto schools?
We create mathematics and read-ing programs for the children inSouth Africa. All lessons are ex-plained step by step in full colour
with audio, allowing the children towork in a stress-free environmentand even in the comfort of theirhome. The product range compris-es of mathematics, reading and anelectronic dictionary (with Zuluwords included) and several educa-tional games to stimulate growthand development.
We also have self-marking testswhich can assist parents withrecord keeping. We don’t know ofany other program in the world thathas all these three products pack-aged as one unit.
What is great about your pro-gram and business?
The Rock Series program enablesus to assist previously disadvan-taged schools and orphanages withtheir schooling academic needs andthis gives them the confidence to
grow into self assured children andpeople.
What are some of the high-lights of your business?
We had the honour of helpingNOAH (an Aids orphanage) along-side ABB, an international compa-ny.
Why did you join the ProudlySouth African campaign?
As a small business it is very im-portant to have the Proudly SouthAfrican brand behind us.
People in South Africa want toknow where products are made andwant to support locally made highquality products. South Africanparents want to know that South Af-rican developers understand thechallenges facing our children ineducation.
What are your goals for 2012?We would like to employ 10-20
more agents. If they each sell 10units they could earn R10 000-plusper month. In this way we can make
a positive impact on job creation inSA. Rock Series is also a part of the“93 000 jobs for Mandela Day’’ cam-paign and would like to create em-ployment through education.
HELPINGHAND: Some ofthe Rock Series’ EasternCape salesagents, promoting theRock Series educational software at grassroots. From leftare HlengiweMbatha, Memory Sibanda,Khanya Ngemaand GeraldMoyo.
THE Proudly South African “BuyLocal” campaign has welcomednews that over 100 000 new jobswere created in December.
Reacting to the results of the Ad-corp Employment Index releasedrecently, Proudly SA CEO LeslieSedibe said: “We welcome the an-nouncement, given South Africa’scurrent unemployment figures andthe world economic climate. Let’sdo all we can as a nation to encour-
age this trend in 2012.”According to the index, 103 327
new jobs were created in December2011 – the fastest rate of growth innine months.
It’s also the first time since 2009that no sectors reported a decline inemployment. The index also showsthat all employment categories re-
ported growth in December, withthe fastest being temporary work(15 percent) and permanent jobs(six percent).
“Our campaign encourages con-sumers to buy local products anduse local services to help createjobs.
“In 2012, we continue to call on
South Africans to support localproducts. Let’s stand up as a nationand rekindle the passion behind lo-cal being ‘lekker’.
“Last year, Proudly South Afri-can also made a call to the industryto create 93 000 jobs as part of the‘93 000 Jobs for Mandela Day’ cam-paign.
Jobs boost given a thumbs-up “Today’s news is a fitting tributeto the legacy of Madiba,” said Sed-ibe.
Although the number of jobs inSouth Africa is still 850 000 belowthe peak reached before the 2009 re-cession, Proudly South African re-mains hopeful that an increasingnumber of people and businesseswill buy home grown products andservices, to boost job creation andpromote national pride.
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SAFE: Jordan Stopworth, from Bothasig, slides safely into first base as Mathew Brinkhuis from AthloneA is late in tagging him. The game was played at the Parktown sports complex in Athlone. Bothasigwon the encounter 1211. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
AIRBORNE: Waleed Samsodien, of Ottoman Cricket Club in Surrey Estate, gathershimself before sending down a delivery against Old Mutual Cricket Club on Saturdayduring a limited overs game at the Diamant Road sports field in Surrey Estate.Ottoman failed to reach Old Mutual’s total of 174/6 and were bowled out for 146.
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Novice cyclist begins epic 1 400km rideLIAM MOSES
Intense heat, uneven terrain and hours ofpunishing exercise – this is what SvenGreeff can expect over the next 12 days ashe cycles from Johannesburg to CapeTown.
Greeff, an amateur cyclist from Alberton,began the 1 400km trip yesterday morning ataround 06:00 and he expects to arrive at theV&AWaterfront inCapeTownon29January.He hopes to raise R1,2 million.
The 31-year-old father of two, who startedcycling less than a year ago, says that a seriesof significant events in his life inspired himto take the trip.
“In 2010 my best mate passed away and Iwent into a state of depression and I was inand out of hospital,” said Greeff.
“My wife then bought me a daily devotionalby Angus Buchan, which states that youshould ‘take on a challenge that frightens youand leave the rest to the lord’.
“The following Sunday we went to churchand heard that the church was battling toraise funds for the Jeremiah 29 CommunityCare foundation – which runs a children’ssafe house – so I decided to help out.”
Each day Greeff will cycle four to five hoursand travel approximately 130km on his bicy-
cle, before spending the night at a guest houseand starting again at 06:00 the next morning.
His route will see him follow the N1 out ofGauteng and into the Free State, and then onto the Northern Cape before crossing into the
Western Cape.Since he decided to do the trip, Greeff’s
training regime has included a daily 25kmbike ride and 100km trip every Saturday.
During the journey, Greeff will cover the
distance he usually covers in a week everytwo days. And anyone could be forgiven forthinking that he may be unprepared. Howev-er, Greeff is confident that his faith will carryhim through.
“The point is: whether I’m ready or not, I’mgoing to do it and the Lord is going to helpme. That’s what the point is. Taking a chal-lenge and doing it for the Lord,” said Greeff.
“My reason for doing this is to prove myfaith in myself and in the Lord. The fundrais-er just came afterwards.”
Greeff saidhe specifically choseCapeTownas the destination because he knew the tripwould be “gruelling”.
Luckily, hewill not be aloneonhis journey.A small convoy of about six people will joinhim. The convoy will include representativesof the companies that sponsor his bike andkit. And in each province he passes through,an official car will accompany him for the fulldurationofhis time inside theprovince’s bor-ders.
Greeff said the potential acknowledgementof his achievement was not a factor: “I don’twant recognition for this. I just want to raiseawareness.
“Although our plan is to raise R1,2 million,I’m not keen to know how much money I haveraised. I’m not doing this for the recognition;I’m doing it for the glory of the Lord.”
READY: Sven Greeff is cycling from Johannesburg to Cape Town in only 13 days. Greeff startedhis epic, 1 400km journey yesterday morning. Photo: Supplied
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Grassboots achieves against all oddsLIAM MOSES
AT MOST football clubs teaching youngplayers skills on the field is the most im-portant objective, but at GrassbootsFootball Club, in Vredehoek, teachingplayers skills to use in everyday life ismore important.
The club was formed in 2009 after chair-man Stuart Diamond realised that therewere no soccer teams based in the CapeTown city centre. The side has since growninto an important support system for youngfootballers from all around Cape Town.
Many of the club’s players come from are-as such as The Kraal, Phillipi, Mitchell’sPlain and Khayelitsha, and it is policy thatno one is turned away, even if they cannotafford to pay membership or registrationfees or if they do not have boots to play in.
“I started this club to create a facility forkids in the City Bowl and to create a projectwhere social change and social progresscould be carried out,” said Diamond.
“I’m a believer that sport is a tool forchange. That is why the club supports chil-dren who would normally be turned away
because they won’t be able to pay fees. Theclub has a policy that those who can paytheir fees must pay and those who can’t orcan only pay a small amount will be sup-ported.”
The club provides players with every-thing they need to play the game, includingboots, playing kit, as well as mentorship, ad-vice and informal life-skills training.
According to Diamond, the club startedproviding some of the players with meals.
However, despite these obstacles the clubhas grown exponentially in three years ofexistance and has also racked up a few nota-ble achievements.
Grassboots had only eight players at theteam’s first training in 2009. It currently hasover 150 members.
Last year the club fielded teams in eightdifferent age-groups, ranging from U7 toU17. They will be represented by a seniorside for the first time this year.
According toDiamond, the club’sU15 sidewon the First Division league title, whilethe under U17 and U13 teams were both run-ners-up in their respective league and cupcompetitions.
But Diamond has stressed that winning
titles is not the objective of the team.“We are a community soccer team that
wants to create an environment where kidscan feel safe, where they can express them-selves on the field and fall in love with thegame again,” said Diamond.
“The key for me as chairman is that wehave happy kids and happy parents. If a kidcomes to a game and they don’t walk awaysmiling then we have failed. And if a kidfeels happy then you will start to see the re-sults on the field.We teach thekids thatwin-ning and losing isn’t the important thing,sportsmanship is”.
Diamond added that the team’s successcan be judged on the high level of participa-tion from members of the community.
The club has made several other impor-tant strides since being formed. Three of theteam’s coaches have completed South Afri-can Football Association courses and twoother have completed first aid courses.
GrassbootsFCwill behostinganopendayon Saturday 28 January and anyone inter-ested in joining the club has been invitedto attend.
For further information please contactStuart Diamond on 082 387 7315.
GRASSBOOTS: Some of the players from GrassbootsFootball Club in Vredehoek. Photo: Supplied
